Stereotypes as explanations : the formation of meaningful beliefs about social groups / [edited by] Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt, and Russell Spears.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-224) and indexes.

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Social, cultural, and cognitive factors in stereotype formation / Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt and Russell Spears -- Stereotype formation as category formation / Craig McGarty -- Subjective essentialism and the emergence of stereotypes / Vincent Y. Yzerbyt and Steve Rocher -- The role of theories in the formation of stereotype content / Patricia M. Brown and John C. Turner -- Illusory correlation and stereotype formation: making sense of group differences and cognitive biases / Marit︠te Bernsden, Russell Spears, Joop van der Pligt and Craig McGarty -- Dependence and the formation of stereotyped beliefs about groups: from interpersonal to intergroup perception / Olivier Corneille and Vincent Y. Yzerbyt -- Four degrees of stereotype formation: differentiation by any means necessary / Russell Spears -- From personal pictures in the head to collective tools in the world: how shared stereotypes allow groups to represent and change social reality / S. Alexander Haslam [and others] -- Conclusion: stereotypes are selective, variable and contested explanations / Craig McGarty, Russell Spears and Vincent Y. Yzerbyt.

Stereotyping is one of the biggest single issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. Stereotypes as Explanations is the first book to explore the process of stereotype formation, the way that people develop impressions and views of social groups.

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